Mary Seacole Research Paper

Mary Seacole, the yellow woman of Jamaica, was born in Jamaica in 1805. Mary’s father was British Army officer and mother known as a healer. At the time many Jamaican’s were still enslaved, however Mary’s mother had been freed and was able to work. Observing her mother’s work, Mary learned her skills and use of herbal remedies. Mary was educated in the home of a patroness who she lived with from 1821 to 1825. When are patroness became ill, Mary returned home from England to help care for her. Mary also volunteered her time caring for cancer patient at the British Army hospital. After the death of Mary’s mothers she took over her boarding home, which she later converted as a treatment hall for patients during the Cholera outbreak of 1850. It was during this time Mary was able to really establish herself as a fledgling nurse through firsthand knowledge under experienced doctors. Throughout this is period Mary begin to question environmental factors effect diseases like cholera and yellow fever.
1852 Mary went to Cruces, Panama to visit her brother in the mits of a cholera outbreak. Mary offered our services to care for sick patients but was not readily accepted because she was a black woman. As the disease spread and the death tolls continue to rise it became unavoidable to deny Mary’s help. This …show more content…
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